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This is indeed a big assumption. We have been able to create new systems from technology but are humans capable of reverse engineer complex biological systems o
by nyrulez 5y ago
This is indeed a big assumption. We have been able to create new systems from technology but are humans capable of reverse engineer complex biological systems or emulate them effectively is a complete unknown. For example, there are few groups trying to simulate a single cell for decades, and we are still extremely nascent in our ability to do so.
It is possible that there are many facets of reality that are simply outside the comprehension of human brain. In fact, is is likely that most reality is outside our comprehension.
- cameronh90 5y ago"We have been able to create new land-based vehicles from technology but whether humans capable of heavier than air flight like birds is a complete unknown. It's possible that there are many facets of flight that are simply outside of the comprehension of human brain." You could make this exact same argument for all technology until it's discovered.
- tsimionescu 5y agoYes, and you'd be right to do so. Most technology that we can imagine will not exist within our lifetimes. People have been dreaming of flying apparatuses since the dawn of mankind, and we only built one in 1900, probably more than six thousand years since we first imagined the idea.
- Smithalicious 5y agoJust because it's always worked in the past doesn't mean it will always work in the future. I've actually spent some time thinking about this in the past - a big hidden assumption of science is that everything is knowable, which we know is not strictly true, and I'm not entirely confident that it's even approximately true.